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By Lex Nowak, New America Foundation

The Center for Social Development (CSD) has recently releaseda research brief titled, “Youth and Their Health in Ghana”. The brief offers baseline data on youth’s health in an effort to expand our knowledge on the impact of savings programs on youth health because, “[a] key aspect of youth savings is the potential impact it could have on youth development”.

CSD examines a number of health factors “critical for young people’s ability to safely transition from adolescence to young adulthood, including health perception, protective factors (including parental connection and parental monitoring), risky health behaviors (including attitude toward sex and HIV prevention), and access to health facilities.”